Contextual Factors in Second Language Learning in a Short-Term Study Abroad Programme in Australia

Autor/in	Conroy, Mark Andrew
Titel	Contextual Factors in Second Language Learning in a Short-Term Study Abroad Programme in Australia
Quelle	In: Language Learning Journal, 46 (2018) 3, S.311-328 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0957-1736
DOI	10.1080/09571736.2015.1118643
Schlagwörter	Chinese; Verbs; Phrase Structure; Diaries; Journal Writing; Low Achievement; High Achievement; Learning Processes; Study Abroad; Native Language; Foreign Countries; Pretests Posttests; Figurative Language; Student Attitudes; Student Evaluation; Food; Television Viewing; Films; Feedback (Response); Linguistic Input; Undergraduate Students; Mixed Methods Research; Australia; Hong Kong + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? China; Chinesen; Phrasenstruktur; Diary; Tagebuch; Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; Learning process; Lernprozess; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Ausland; Schülerverhalten; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Lebensmittel; Fernsehkonsum; Film; Sprachbildung; Australien; Hongkong
Abstract	This study explored the experiences and language gains of Chinese-background English language learners living in homestays during a short-term study abroad (SA) programme in Australia. Forty-one learners took part in listening dictation pre- and post-tests to assess their acquisition of idiomatic phrasal verbs, and also completed weekly journals and diaries in which they reflected on their SA and homestay experiences. The journals and diaries were analysed to locate contextual factors which might explain individual learner's performances on the pre- and posts-tests. Most learners improved their ability to hear and transcribe the phrasal verbs, and the analysis of the journals and diaries identified several factors that appeared to contribute to the performance of the high and low achieving learners. The findings are discussed in terms of SA programmes and second language learning processes. (As Provided).
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